Tag Archives: Gwynedd
The railway station at Llanfair PG in Wales has the longest place name in Britain

The longest place name in the world?

My daughters love Dublin. So after exploring northern Wales for a few days, we decided we’d take the ferry to Ireland for the day and headed for Holyhead. We never made it to Dublin. The Isle of Anglesey – or Ynys Môn in Welsh – was so beautiful and interesting in itself, we stayed there [...]

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Conwy Cat

This instalment in the Cats of the World-series is from Northern Wales – and here’s Conwy Cat. Conwy Castle This tubby tiger reminded me of Henry VIII – he strolled lazily around and allowed us to play with him. I’m going to add a non-cat photo here as well, let’s call it cat food. I don’t much care [...]

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My three best kept travel secrets

My three best kept travel secrets: the fairytale village of Portmeirion in Wales, Kjøsterudjuvet Gorge in Drammen, Norway and Pension Nossek in Vienna.

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Llandudno and Conwy

Llandudno. Nifty name, isn’t it? Names are important, and Llandudno is one I like. With the boardwalk, the pier, the very nice restaurant Osborne House and that great rambling old-world Grand Hotel, Llandudno is also a city we like. In earlier days, the ferry to the Isle of Man left from Llandudno Pier. Not anymore, [...]

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Wales – first impressions

The girls and I first visited Wales in 2008 and immediately put it on our list of return destinations. I’m sorry I’ve listened to people saying Wales is mostly slag heaps and wet weather and not really worth visiting. That’s not at all true (well, maybe the weather bit). The obvious lesson here is: don’t [...]

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